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No. 64,576. Patented May 7. 1867.

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JOHN E, R-QYLAND, OF HAGERSTOWN, MARYLA N1).

Letters Patent No. 64,576, dated ZVIafy 7, 1867.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I

Be it known that I, JOHN E. ROWLAND, of Hagerstown, in the county of Washington, and State of Maryland, have invented a new and useful improvement in Cultivators; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon. v My invention consists of a novel construction and arrangement of cultivators. In the accompanying d rawi n Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of my cultivator.

Figure 2 is a rear view of the same.

Figure 3 is a top view. 1

The main frame A of my cultivator is supported on two wheels B,without'any axle, so as to ride above tall corn. The drag-bars C are V-shaped, in order to brace and firmly hold the shanks of the plonghs, and their forward ends are fastened to the main frame by means of double staples E and F, and asrirew-nut G, or other suitable means. Two additional V-shapcd bars, H and I, extend back so as to clasp the rear-bar offthe main frame and are also connected by a dog, K, and also by an iron strap, L. A stirrup-lever, M, passes through a,

hole in strap L, and enables the driver to swing these additional bars, and the two middle plough-shanks connectedtherewith, to the right or left at pleasure, (as seen in red lines, fig. 2,) in order to-follow oravoid injuring the row of corn when the team or row deviates from the proper line. Two levers'N are arranged-in connection with chains 0, for elevating the plonglis at pleasure, as indicated in red lines, fig. 1. Two hooks P are employed to fasten the lever N, and thus release the drivers hand when driving from fieldto field.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

The above-described cultivator, the beams C, levers N, and stirrup-lever M, being all arranged and combined substantially in the manner and for the purposes'set forth.

JOHN E. ROWLAND.

Witnesses:

LESTER "NOBLE, LOUISE KRAMER. 

